How interested are you in the Olympic cycling?

Lichtblick
Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
edited July 2012 in Pro race
On a scale of 1-5, where 1 is not at all interested and 5 is very excited,

how interested are you in the forthcoming Olympic

a. road race
b. track events (any)

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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Road: 3
    Track: 3
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • CYCLESPORT1
    CYCLESPORT1 Posts: 471
    5
    5
  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    Road: 2
    Track: -100
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Road: 5 (Even though I don't believe Cav will win)
    Track: 0
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    CYCLESPORT1 wrote:
    5
    5

    This.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Road : 0
    Track : 0
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    iainf72 wrote:
    Road : 0
    Track : 0

    Chipper innit?


    Road race: 4. (it's a 1 day race so i'm overexcited about it anyway).

    TT: 2.

    Track: 1 or 2. I get it a bit more now I've seen it in person.
    _
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    I'm very interested in all of it. Not just the cycling. All of it.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    4 / 2.

    It's the Olympics, innit. The whole point of it is watching stuff you couldn't give a crap about the for the rest of your life. Four years ago I spent an entire afternoon watching archery. Archery. Really.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    definitely 5/5. Probably because of the strength of the current British team. If we didn't have a strong team I'd be more interested in the track than the road.
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  • tremayne
    tremayne Posts: 378
    Road. 5
    Track. 5. ( have ticket - will be there!! )
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    edited July 2012
    afx237vi wrote:
    4 / 2.

    It's the Olympics, innit. The whole point of it is watching stuff you couldn't give a crap about the for the rest of your life. Four years ago I spent an entire afternoon watching archery. Archery. Really.
    This. I love it all. The only time anyone can have a legitimate reason for watching synchronised swimming!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    RichN95 wrote:
    I'm very interested in all of it. Not just the cycling. All of it.

    Even the 50 km race walking? Come on.
  • rebs
    rebs Posts: 891
    I'm interested in it all. Really hope GB does well but overall hope it's entertaining!

    I'll of course wait for Iain's point of view to confim its all chipper like after the event :P
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    afx237vi wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    I'm very interested in all of it. Not just the cycling. All of it.

    Even the 50 km race walking? Come on.

    I like seeing them cry when they get disqualified after 49.2km


    (If Matt White reads this forum, I don't really)
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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    CYCLESPORT1 wrote:
    5
    5

    big 5's :)
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    Track. 5. ( have ticket - will be there!! )[/quote]
    :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    4
    4
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    rebs wrote:

    I'll of course wait for Iain's point of view to confim its all chipper like after the event :P

    I won't be watching it so it'll keep it's chipper status regardless. :P
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,891
    4 - Road
    1 - Track

    It may not have any history as an event, but an Olympic gold is increasingly popular in many sports. For example, tennis - initially it was a chipper tennis tournament, not so any more. I think the same is true for cycling.

    Oh, an I think they should award team golds for the road race.
  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    Road: 5, because it comes near my house and I'm going to watch it, and its free.
    Track: 3.5. I quite like track cycling but it'll only be on the tv.

    I'm not sure if Cav will win, i don't really mind though, I'd like it if other cyclists who weren't British that I like were to win, eg Chavanel
  • RoadPainter
    RoadPainter Posts: 375
    afx237vi wrote:
    4 / 2.

    It's the Olympics, innit. The whole point of it is watching stuff you couldn't give a crap about the for the rest of your life. Four years ago I spent an entire afternoon watching archery. Archery. Really.

    4 / 5. A few great British stories coming to an end on the track this time.

    Archery- I'm going to lord's to watch it, and I'm paying! - WTF
  • ginsterdrz
    ginsterdrz Posts: 128
    Zero.

    Massive money making scam.
  • kaacp
    kaacp Posts: 93
    RichN95 wrote:
    I'm very interested in all of it. Not just the cycling. All of it.

    +1. Can't wait for it all to start.
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    2/5 for the roadrace I guess, I haven't even looked up when it is which must say something. 0 for the TT but then I feel that about all TT's.
    1/5 for track racing.

    Interest will be limited in general anyway, I don't have a tv for this olympics so watching stuff like hockey and volleyball like I usually would do isn't going to happen.
  • alex1rob
    alex1rob Posts: 95
    I'm really surprised no one likes the track cycling. It's almost the opposite of running where everyone watches the 100m sprint but not many watch a whole marathon. I like both the track the road events at the olympics. But probably R-4 T-5
  • fastercyclist
    fastercyclist Posts: 396
    Road 4
    Track 5*

    *zero interest in most track events but I do find the points race fascinating :D
    The British Empire never died, it just moved to the Velodrome
  • amd-sco
    amd-sco Posts: 94
    Road zero
    Track 3

    Really annoyed that great riders are wasting their seasons (cav / G ) on nothing races
    ‘There is No Try. There is only Do. Or do not.’
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    RR - 5
    TT - 1
    Track - 5 for the sprint events, 3 for endurance.
  • ms_tree
    ms_tree Posts: 1,405
    afx237vi wrote:
    4 / 2.

    It's the Olympics, innit. The whole point of it is watching stuff you couldn't give a crap about the for the rest of your life. Four years ago I spent an entire afternoon watching archery. Archery. Really.


    I quite like wrestling - all that sweat and grunting, but I know things are getting really bad when I find myself watching ping-pong.
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